Another BOSSS swimmer on form, in her first senior/junior championships, was Rachel Gray.

Rachel collected silver medals in the 200m backstroke and 800m freestyle and then added to her tally with a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke.

In the junior 100m butterfly, Jessica Noone produced a medal-winning performance to finish in third place.

Competition was intense among the junior swimmers and Ashley Barwick and Kerry Hassall showed continued improvement in all of their events.

The Saturday afternoon events put great demands on 15-year-old Lydon Harriman, as the Borough of Stockton youngster had little time for recovery between his three championship finals.

He scooped a bronze medal in the 400m individual medley then went on to a double gold medal, - including first place in the 1,500m freestyle, which incredibly he led from beginning to end over 60 lengths.

James Benson produced a new personal best performance to qualify for the 200m butterfly final and recorded a faster time in the final to claim a junior bronze medal.

Borough of Stockton's Robert Shaw also displayed true grit in the final of the men's 200m breaststroke, winning bronze.

Shane Hassall's return from injury was celebrated with a new personal best performance in the 50m freestyle.

A spokesman for the Borough of Stockton Swim Scheme said: "The squad of nine produced some exceptional swims over the weekend and all recorded new personal best times.

"Once again, their performances demonstrate the progress made within the scheme in recent years."